Tobacco
DC Circuit Upholds Federal Regulation of E-Cigarettes
The D.C. Circuit on Tuesday extinguished a sweeping legal challenge from an e-cigarette company claiming the Food and Drug Administration has violated federal law in how it has chosen to regulate the company’s products.
Read moreFlavored Vaping Products Banned in New York City
The New York City Council voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to ban the sale of flavored vape products, responding to a public health crisis where sweet-smelling mango and mint products are thought to target teen users.
Read moreTrump Flip-Flops on Banning Flavored Vapes
President Trump has reversed himself and backed off a publicly announced plan to ban the sale of most flavored e-cigarettes, which are believed to be aimed at the youth market.
Read moreCalifornia, LA Sue Vape Giant Juul Over Marketing Practices
California and the city of Los Angeles sued e-cigarette maker Juul Labs on Monday, claiming the company caused a public health crisis by targeting teens with fruity, fun flavored vaping products and did not verify the age of its customers for online sales.
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Altria Takes a $4.5 Billion Hit From Juul Vaping Backlash
Marlboro-maker Altria is taking a big financial hit from its $13 billion bet on Juul Labs, in which it acquired a one-third stake less than a year ago.
Read moreVaping Companies Brace for Wave of Lawsuits Over Lung Illness
Vaping product manufacturers nationwide are bracing for an onslaught of product liability lawsuits arising from an outbreak of vaporizer-linked respiratory illnesses, as mystery lingers over what’s causing the illnesses, now blamed for more than 30 deaths.
Read moreThe Buck Stops There: Postal Service Under Fire for Smuggled Cigarettes
Grousing over the millions in tax revenue lost to international cigarette smuggling, New York City and the state of California brought a federal complaint Tuesday that would hold mail authorities liable.
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Juul Drops Fight of San Francisco Vaping Restrictions
Amid a leadership shakeup and pressure from federal, state and local lawmakers, e-cigarette maker Juul has pulled funding from a ballot initiative aimed at overturning San Francisco’s vaping ban.
Read moreVaping
Mister E-Liquid sued Michigan in federal court, claiming its recent ban on sales of vaporized tobacco products violates the Interstate Commerce Clause and the federal Tobacco Control Act.
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Emergency Ban on Vaping Products Ordered in Washington State
Washington state enacted an emergency ban on all flavored vaping products Friday over concerns about an outbreak of lung illnesses throughout the country linked to the products.
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LA Launches Health Campaign on Dangers of Vaping
Across the country, cities and county governments have banned e-cigarettes and flavored tobacco products marketed toward children. But informing the public of the dangers of vaping is difficult because the federal government only recently began to question the health risks.
Read moreNew York Sued Over Ban on Flavored E-Cigarettes
Vaping companies sued New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and several state agencies Wednesday, saying officials overstepped their authority when they imposed the country’s first ban on sales of flavored e-cigarette products.
Read moreCigar Tax
Swisher International and the Cigar Association of America sued Nebraska, seeking to exempt “little cigars” from an excise tax on cigarettes, in Lancaster County Court.
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US State of Massachusetts Bans All E-Cigarettes
Massachusetts on Tuesday officially became the first U.S. state to ban — if temporarily — the sale of all electronic cigarettes, going further than states that only prohibited flavored products.
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California Health Officials Urge Residents to Stop Vaping Immediately
California health officials issued an advisory Tuesday telling residents to immediately refrain from using e-cigarette devices until a statewide investigation into the risks associated with vaping is completed.
Read moreTrump Moves to Ban Sale of Flavored E-Cigarettes
President Donald Trump said Wednesday he will push for the Food and Drug Administration to ban most flavored e-cigarettes, amid a government investigation into hundreds of cases of respiratory infections linked to vaping.
Read moreResearchers Zero In on Vitamin Additive in Vape Epidemic
As vaping-related deaths in the U.S. ticked to three this week, with a fourth still under investigation, New York officials say they have zeroed in on an unapproved additive present in nearly every sample studied.
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Oregon Death Is Second Linked to Vaping
Public health officials in Oregon said Wednesday that a person who recently died of a severe respiratory illness had used an electronic cigarette containing marijuana oil from a legal dispensary, the second death linked to vaping nationwide and the first tied to a vaping product bought at a pot shop.
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